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american voters have been watching president obama and republican presidential candidate mitt romney. how they're handling this, how they're reacting to it. and tonight, for governor romney, new numbers he's facing, as well, in key battleground states of ohio, florida and virginia. as we pull out, we can show you the map tonight. and in all of those three key battlegrounds, president obama is now, in fact, pulling ahead. this is key. so we want to turn to our senior political correspondent jon karl to tell us more about what's happening tonight. jon, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, david. it looks like president obama got a real boost out of his convention. and now, mitt romney is scrambling to catch up. for the romneys this morning, it was all laughs, as they taped an interview to air on tuesday's "live with kelly and michael." >> and what does mitt wear to bed? >> really? really? >> i didn't write the question, man. i promise. i didn't write the question. >> yes, he did. >> i hear the best answer is "as little as possible." >> reporter: but when it comes to the campaign, it
american voters have been watching president obama and republican presidential candidate mitt romney. how they're handling this, how they're reacting to it. and tonight, for governor romney, new numbers he's facing, as well, in key battleground states of ohio, florida and virginia. as we pull out, we can show you the map tonight. and in all of those three key battlegrounds, president obama is now, in fact, pulling ahead. this is key. so we want to turn to our senior political correspondent jon...
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president obama will be courting female viewers with appearance on "the view." watch it here at 10. the president will show his international profile at the united nations. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad is also heading there for tomorrow's general assembly gathering with 100 other world leaders. the u.s. presidential vase heating up with more ads. -- race is heating up with more ads. >> reporter: mitt romney continues his battleground state tour in colorado today as he tries to rebound from a difficult week. national polls show the white house race tight, but president obama leads in the battle states. last night in denver, romney slammed the president's record. >> it is very clear, we can't afford four more years like the last four years, that's why we are going to get change, finally in washington the people in america deserve. >> reporter: when romney arrives in ohio tomorrow he will be greeted by a new tv ad from the obama campaign attacking him for saying 47% of americans are dependent on the government and view themselves as victims. >> doesn't the president have to wo
president obama will be courting female viewers with appearance on "the view." watch it here at 10. the president will show his international profile at the united nations. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad is also heading there for tomorrow's general assembly gathering with 100 other world leaders. the u.s. presidential vase heating up with more ads. -- race is heating up with more ads. >> reporter: mitt romney continues his battleground state tour in colorado today as he...
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ordered flags at half staff to mark the burial. >> today both presidential candidates are focusing on u.s. embassy attacks in the middle east. mitt romney trying to use those attacks to criticize president obama. >> violent protests continue to spill across the middle east and here at home they're front and center. today m mitt romney look blasts at president obama. >> the middle east and america needs american leadership. i intend tobt president to provide the leader ship romney asked for a moment of silence for americans killed in libya. >> what a tragedy to lose a wonderful people. >> he was interrupted by a heckler. >> why are you criticizin criticizing -- politicizing libya. >> one gentleman doesn't want to be silenced so we're going to keep on going. >> romney has been under fire for statements on the situation in libya and egypt accusing the president of sympathizing with prot testors. in an interview with 60 minutes" the president responded. >> governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later. >> today in colorado he was more somber avoiding mention of rom
ordered flags at half staff to mark the burial. >> today both presidential candidates are focusing on u.s. embassy attacks in the middle east. mitt romney trying to use those attacks to criticize president obama. >> violent protests continue to spill across the middle east and here at home they're front and center. today m mitt romney look blasts at president obama. >> the middle east and america needs american leadership. i intend tobt president to provide the leader ship...
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one on one, the presidential debate. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. well, that was a fierce debate. a heated showdown as president obama and his republican challenger mitt romney met on stage for a fiery second round in a town hall-style debate. with 21 days until election day, the heat is on. especially for the president looking to make a comeback after the lackluster showing in the last debate shifted the polls in romney's favor right across the country. tonight, both candidates came out ready for a fight. and here's how it all happened. >> candy, what governor romney said just isn't true. >> it was a real scrap. from the outset, both men went on the attack. mitt romney hammering home his basic campaign theme. >> the president's policies have been exercised over the last few years and they haven't put americans back to work. >> reporter: this time, president obama was ready. attacking crisply and frankly. >> governor romney says he has a five-point plan? governor romney doesn't have a five-point plan, he has a one-point plan. that plan is to make su
one on one, the presidential debate. >>> good evening, i'm terry moran. well, that was a fierce debate. a heated showdown as president obama and his republican challenger mitt romney met on stage for a fiery second round in a town hall-style debate. with 21 days until election day, the heat is on. especially for the president looking to make a comeback after the lackluster showing in the last debate shifted the polls in romney's favor right across the country. tonight, both candidates...
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. >> time for round two in the presidential debates. president obama and mitt romney in new york tonight for the only town-hall style contest. abc 7 news mark matthews joins us now with a preview. >> presidential debates don't usually move polls but this year, the first one turned tables. heading into the debate, most americans said the president would win three showdowns but the passive performance and good reviews for mitt romney gave the republican contender a bounce in the polls. tonight on long island the president looking to get his mojo back. >> how are you feeling about tonight? >> fabulous. >> undecided voters rb asking questions which had been preselected. the format brings challenges and risks for both candidates. neither held events like this recently on the campaign trail. >> style manners more than anything else. more than substance in these things. how you come across on television. >> romney sources insist the president is better in this setting. looser more comfortable. obama campaign advisors say the president is raid
. >> time for round two in the presidential debates. president obama and mitt romney in new york tonight for the only town-hall style contest. abc 7 news mark matthews joins us now with a preview. >> presidential debates don't usually move polls but this year, the first one turned tables. heading into the debate, most americans said the president would win three showdowns but the passive performance and good reviews for mitt romney gave the republican contender a bounce in the...
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president obama and mitt romney will meet at hofstra university. questions on foreign and domestic policy will be asked by members selected by moderator candy crowley of cnn. >>> the debate is -- is tonight at 6:00. >>> traffic and weather together, next. we'll continue to follow that "sig alert" on 101 in santa clara. here's a live look at the back-up, this is four miles south of that area you can see how bad it is delays extend to san jose. we'll check in with sue hall again to help you navigate around that area. >>> ahead, the slide everybody is talking about. the tests that scutaro will have after this controversialç%6 >>> if you are just listening look away this is saw looking at vollmer peak beautiful start to the day 60s east baylor 63 concord livermore 61 clouds around hayward and warmer day today we will have gusty onshore winds they are going to switch around tonight to offshore component. >>> good morning. sue hall following this accident in santa clara north 101 this is a live shot traffic inching by right shoulder, right lane just get
president obama and mitt romney will meet at hofstra university. questions on foreign and domestic policy will be asked by members selected by moderator candy crowley of cnn. >>> the debate is -- is tonight at 6:00. >>> traffic and weather together, next. we'll continue to follow that "sig alert" on 101 in santa clara. here's a live look at the back-up, this is four miles south of that area you can see how bad it is delays extend to san jose. we'll check in with sue...
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tomorrow is highly anticipated. >>> presidential debate tomorrow night at 6:00 o'clock. we will carry it live here on abc 7 news. hope you can joan us. >> more americans at risk tonight from a meningitis outbreak. 15 people have died. doctors have seen 214 cases. regulators link the outbreak to a steroids used for spinal injections. now they believe the other 3 other drugs made by the same manufacturer could help spread meningitis. the drugs are used for eye and open heart surgery. doctors have been ordered to contact all patients who may have been afcted. >>> well, tomorrow we will find out if san francisco is in the running to host upcoming superbowl. nfl will decide if san francisco has a shot at this. plan would mean the 2016 maybe 20 17 superbowl is played at the new niner stadium in santa clara. however san francisco would host most of the week events. city 2 marries tell us they collaborated so that they would both benefit. >> we know that in cities like new orleans and new york and others who have hosted soup bowls they mean something in between 300 to 500 millio
tomorrow is highly anticipated. >>> presidential debate tomorrow night at 6:00 o'clock. we will carry it live here on abc 7 news. hope you can joan us. >> more americans at risk tonight from a meningitis outbreak. 15 people have died. doctors have seen 214 cases. regulators link the outbreak to a steroids used for spinal injections. now they believe the other 3 other drugs made by the same manufacturer could help spread meningitis. the drugs are used for eye and open heart...
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today, president obama, himself, weighed in, saying the call was "terrible." a rare point of agreement with republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan, himself a packers fan. >> give me a break. it is time to get the real refs. >> reporter: the real refs have been locked out since june, as part of a labor dispute. all season, the replacement refs the league brought in have been the source of enormous frustration. so, who are they? according to espn, the man who called last night's touchdown is a local executive for bank of america who only officiated high school and junior college football games. today, we have also learned that another replacement ref -- not involved in last night's game -- has been fired from something called the lingerie football league for incompetence. if there's any good to come out of this, aside for seattle fans, >> oh, my god it's amazing. it was the best seahawks game i've ever seen. >> reporter: it's that this uproar may help end the lookout. tonight, the two sides are reportedly back at the table. dan harris, abc news, new yo
today, president obama, himself, weighed in, saying the call was "terrible." a rare point of agreement with republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan, himself a packers fan. >> give me a break. it is time to get the real refs. >> reporter: the real refs have been locked out since june, as part of a labor dispute. all season, the replacement refs the league brought in have been the source of enormous frustration. so, who are they? according to espn, the man who...
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katie marzullo is live in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: one thing for sure, president obama and mitt romney are full speed ahead in the battleground states seeking out undecided voters. president obama was in boulder, colorado yesterday. today he has three campaign events in ohio. he will be anxious to hear the jobs report. political expert telling the san francisco gate if the unemployment rate stays below 8% he believes voters will slug it off. any increase would mean president obama would -- face voters with the highest rate since roosevelt if the rate is above 8%, mitt romney is going to use that to his advantage. he campaigned in virginia yesterday. this morning, romney starts in wisconsin and moves to ohio. "the new york times" reporting the romney campaign is making a serious play for pennsylvania last minute appearance there sunday, polls now show president obama's edge in pennsylvania is narrowing. will the jobs report give either any massive boost? that's unclear. experts say all but a few voters have likely made up their minds, particularly, about the economy. katie m
katie marzullo is live in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: one thing for sure, president obama and mitt romney are full speed ahead in the battleground states seeking out undecided voters. president obama was in boulder, colorado yesterday. today he has three campaign events in ohio. he will be anxious to hear the jobs report. political expert telling the san francisco gate if the unemployment rate stays below 8% he believes voters will slug it off. any increase would mean president...
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>> president obama was able to look presidential. he had the big moment that he needed, especially on that libya answer, which i thought was so effective. and then, beyond that, he made the argument for the next four years. he hasn't really -- until the end of that debate, he didn't ask for another term. explicitly in one of these deba debates. and he finally got around to that and began to fill in the gaps. and i think for mitt romney, the aggressive style of questioning, for a lot of people to ask questions, particularly of the republican base, but also independents out there, they want to know is this president going to be held to account for his tenure, for his missed opportunities and broken promises. he was able to do that and showed he belongs on the stage. i think another strong debate for mitt romney. >> what do you think this does for both candidates? and when will it shake out who benefits more? >> the stems the tide for those going to the romney column. i think the rates are frozen right now. and the obama supporters will
>> president obama was able to look presidential. he had the big moment that he needed, especially on that libya answer, which i thought was so effective. and then, beyond that, he made the argument for the next four years. he hasn't really -- until the end of that debate, he didn't ask for another term. explicitly in one of these deba debates. and he finally got around to that and began to fill in the gaps. and i think for mitt romney, the aggressive style of questioning, for a lot of...
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a new poll shows the presidential race has now reversed. governor romney on top and attacking on foreign policy. >> but hope is not a strategy. >> and we learned what president obama is doing to get his momentum back. >> are you fired up? are you ready to go? >>> breaking news, jerry sandusky just releases a defiant message on the eve of his sentencing. >>> crash course. a 5-car pileup at 200 miles per hour. what nascar pros tell us about how we can survive a crash on the highway. >>> and never let go. that famous movie scene fighting for life in the water. something brand new tonight. rose and jack could have done to have a happy ending. >> i'll never let you go, jack.o have a happy ending. >> i'll never let you go, jack. >>> and a good evening on this holiday to you, and as we come on the air, the evidence is pouring in, that presidential debate last week was a game changer, at least for now. here's the newest poll. for the first time governor mitt romney pulling ahead leading president obama among likely voters. the president is under pr
a new poll shows the presidential race has now reversed. governor romney on top and attacking on foreign policy. >> but hope is not a strategy. >> and we learned what president obama is doing to get his momentum back. >> are you fired up? are you ready to go? >>> breaking news, jerry sandusky just releases a defiant message on the eve of his sentencing. >>> crash course. a 5-car pileup at 200 miles per hour. what nascar pros tell us about how we can survive a...
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. >>> with three days until the next presidential debate, team obama is soliciting celebrity help this morning. what role will bruce springsteen and morgan freeman play. >>> and is the attack in benghazi a potent issue for them. >>> police cracking down on people selling prescription drugs online. and you won't believe who got busted. this is a booming business, dan. >>> and as a vocal advocate for pet adoption, i love this story, coming up later in the half hour. what a shelter dog by the name of duke did to save a 9-week-old infant. this is going to be enough to make bianna finally adopt. >>> we begin with the severe weather that will pound the midsection of the nation today. while part of the country is dealing with freeze warnings and some of the coldest temperatures so far this year. ginger zee is here with the latest. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: the most important part would be the severe weather. let me show you why. it happened yesterday in parts of new mexico. we'll begin in underwood, texas, where a tornado formed. there were two reported tornadoes in texas yesterday.
. >>> with three days until the next presidential debate, team obama is soliciting celebrity help this morning. what role will bruce springsteen and morgan freeman play. >>> and is the attack in benghazi a potent issue for them. >>> police cracking down on people selling prescription drugs online. and you won't believe who got busted. this is a booming business, dan. >>> and as a vocal advocate for pet adoption, i love this story, coming up later in the half...
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. >> reporter: president obama, along with pop star, katy perry, showing her support in that dress, held a nighttime rally in battleground, nevada. the president stopped by nbc's "the tonight show," with jay leno. >> the debates are over. i assume you're glad. >> everything i was saying was true. but if you don't have the energy and the presentation that makes people kind of snap up and say, all right, i get it, then you're not doing your job. >> reporter: mr. obama spent the night aboard air force one, headed to swing state, florida, where he'll spend the day. mitt romney, who leads the president by one point, 49% to 48%, will focus exclusively on ohio today. yesterday in iowa, romney sounded confident about his chances to win. >> the obama campaign is slipping because it can't find an agenda to help the american families. but our campaign is growing into a movement across this country that says, we're going to get america back. >> reporter: but even as romney rides a wave of momentum, the math still seems to favor president obama. the president holds traditionally democratic states and
. >> reporter: president obama, along with pop star, katy perry, showing her support in that dress, held a nighttime rally in battleground, nevada. the president stopped by nbc's "the tonight show," with jay leno. >> the debates are over. i assume you're glad. >> everything i was saying was true. but if you don't have the energy and the presentation that makes people kind of snap up and say, all right, i get it, then you're not doing your job. >> reporter: mr....
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tomorrow is highly anticipated. >>> presidential debate tomorrow night at 6:00 o'clock. we will carry it live here on abc 7 news. hope you can joan us. >> more americans at risk tonight from a meningitis outbreak. 15 people have died. doctors have seen 214 cases. regulators link the outbreak to a steroids used for spinal injections. now they believe the other 3 other drugs made by the same manufacturer could help spread meningitis. the drugs are used for eye and open heart surgery. doctors have been ordered to contact all patients who may have been affected. >>> well, tomorrow we will find out if san francisco is in the running to host upcoming superbowl. nfl will decide ifaa san francisco has a shot at this. plan would mean the 2016 maybe 20 17 superbowl is played at the new niner stadium in santa clara. however san francisco would host most of the week events. city 2 marries tell us they collaborated so that they would both benefit. >> we know that in cities like new orleans and new york and others who have hosted soup bowls they mean something in between 300 to 500 mi
tomorrow is highly anticipated. >>> presidential debate tomorrow night at 6:00 o'clock. we will carry it live here on abc 7 news. hope you can joan us. >> more americans at risk tonight from a meningitis outbreak. 15 people have died. doctors have seen 214 cases. regulators link the outbreak to a steroids used for spinal injections. now they believe the other 3 other drugs made by the same manufacturer could help spread meningitis. the drugs are used for eye and open heart...
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yes, the vice presidential debate definitely lived up to expectations. both sides sparred throughout the night. and many do believe that vice president biden helped make up for president obama's lackluster performance last week. the first and only vice presidential debate sparked a few fireworks. >> it's been done a couple of times. >> it has never -- >> john kennedy lowered tax rates, increased growth. ronald reagan -- >> oh. now, you're jack kennedy. >> reporter: vice president joe biden and republican challenger, paul ryan, delivered stark difference on domestic and foreign policy. including how to fix the economy. >> we're going in the wrong direction. look at where we are. the economy is barely limping along. >> it shouldn't be surprising for a guy who says 47% of the american people are unwilling to take responsibility for their own lives. they pay more effective tax than governor romney pays in his federal income tax. >> reporter: ryan went after president obama for his response to the u.s. consulate attack in libya. >> it took the president two w
yes, the vice presidential debate definitely lived up to expectations. both sides sparred throughout the night. and many do believe that vice president biden helped make up for president obama's lackluster performance last week. the first and only vice presidential debate sparked a few fireworks. >> it's been done a couple of times. >> it has never -- >> john kennedy lowered tax rates, increased growth. ronald reagan -- >> oh. now, you're jack kennedy. >> reporter:...
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the race is adding more pressure to the vice presidential debate. watch it live here on abc7, thursday starting at 6 p.m.. former president clinton will be in the region today he's scheduled to appear at a campaign event at uc davis where he will endorse four northern california candidates for congress including incumbent mcinnerney. >>> santa cruz police looking for attempted kidnapping suspect they released a sketch of the man they hope you can help identify him. he drove up next to an 11-year-old boy on walnut street 4:00 yesterday and asked if he wanted a ride. the man repeatedly ordered the boy into the vehicle, but the boy refused ran to a nearby home and called 911. the suspect is described as white, 40 to 50-years-old, weighing about 200 pounds. >>> gas prices leveled off overnight but remain at record high prices in california. this morning $4.67 for regular, in san francisco, up a fraction of a cent to $4.74. drivers in oakland and san jose, $4.67. governor brown approved using winter gas which takes less refining to help bring prices back
the race is adding more pressure to the vice presidential debate. watch it live here on abc7, thursday starting at 6 p.m.. former president clinton will be in the region today he's scheduled to appear at a campaign event at uc davis where he will endorse four northern california candidates for congress including incumbent mcinnerney. >>> santa cruz police looking for attempted kidnapping suspect they released a sketch of the man they hope you can help identify him. he drove up next to...
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. >>> first, it will be a working anniversary for president obama and the first lady. how the first couple plans on celebrating 20 years of marriage, since there's a presidential debate tonight. Ñ/&q >>> good morning. the embarcadero no more record heat for the bay area today still hot until the sea breezes kick in. meteorologist mike nicco has the timeline coming up. >>> new morning from the vatican, a man has scaled the dome of st. peters basilica. new video into the newsroom overnight. vatican police say the man scaled the 42 foot high dome to protest italian government and european union policies. he's holding a banner reading: help, enough monte. that refers to the premier. >>> for the fourth year in a row the number of babies born in the u.s. has fallen. new numbers show fewer than four million babies were born in again 11, lowest since 1998, and 1% decline from 2010. experts say it is proof of the weak economy forcing some couples to put off having children. >>> number of teens who drink and drive continues to go down. cdc says 9 out of 10 are not drinking and
. >>> first, it will be a working anniversary for president obama and the first lady. how the first couple plans on celebrating 20 years of marriage, since there's a presidential debate tonight. Ñ/&q >>> good morning. the embarcadero no more record heat for the bay area today still hot until the sea breezes kick in. meteorologist mike nicco has the timeline coming up. >>> new morning from the vatican, a man has scaled the dome of st. peters basilica. new video...
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. >>> to presidential politics now with just over seven weeks until the election. president obama travels to the swing state of ohio with stops in cincinnati and columbus. while there, president obama will announce a new trade enforcement case against china over cars and car parts. mitt romney speaks to the u.s. hispanic chamber of commerce in los angeles. >>> and we are learning new details about the chaos that unfolded behind the scenes ahead of romney's acceptance speech. just eight days before the convention, the speech that had been written was dropped. that set off a wild scramble to craft a new entirely different speech so that romney would have time to rehearse. the final version was widely criticized within the party for leaving out any mention of al qaeda or afghanistan. >>> it is time now for the weather from across the nation. a wet day for much of the south. heavy rain from atlanta to tallahassee. nashville, new orleans and houston. showers around green bay. chicago and st. louis. a cold blast from fargo to the twin cities. showers in the colorado rock
. >>> to presidential politics now with just over seven weeks until the election. president obama travels to the swing state of ohio with stops in cincinnati and columbus. while there, president obama will announce a new trade enforcement case against china over cars and car parts. mitt romney speaks to the u.s. hispanic chamber of commerce in los angeles. >>> and we are learning new details about the chaos that unfolded behind the scenes ahead of romney's acceptance speech....
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with three days until the next presidential debate, team obama is enlisting celebrity help this morning. what role will bruce springsteen and morgan freeman play? >>> meanwhile, team romney pressing the president over that fatal attack in benghazi. is this a potent political issue for them? >>> plus, pushing pills on craigslist. police cracking down on people selling prescription drugs online. and you won't believe some of the people who got busted. apparently, this is a booming business, dan. >>> and as a vocal advocate for pet adoption, i love this story, which is coming up later in the half hour. what a shelter dog by the name of duke did to save a 9-week-old infant. this is going to be enough to make bianna finally adopt. >>> we begin with the severe weather that will pound the nation's midsection later today. while parts of the northeast deal with yet another round of freeze warnings and some of the coldest temperatures so far this year. meteorologist ginger zee is here with the latest. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, bianna. everyone, i need you to know the most important p
with three days until the next presidential debate, team obama is enlisting celebrity help this morning. what role will bruce springsteen and morgan freeman play? >>> meanwhile, team romney pressing the president over that fatal attack in benghazi. is this a potent political issue for them? >>> plus, pushing pills on craigslist. police cracking down on people selling prescription drugs online. and you won't believe some of the people who got busted. apparently, this is a...
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there are six hours of presidential and vice presidential debates. three hours of yet to come. i think we're getting ahead of ourselves in many ways by determining the race is over. barack obama is a very talented person. i served on three -- two committees in the senate with him. spent how many hours in forums. this is a very talented, committed individual who i think won the election in 2008 because he brings a passion and understanding to these issues. i would be very careful about writing him off at this point. in my view. i think he could come back very strongly this coming week and thereafter. obviously, we're talking about his coming back because of what happened. and clearly, he opened the door and energized the base. the republican base. the independents who may have written him off entirely. debates are important. what happened a week or so ago is important. but what remains to be done here is equally is not more important. >> richard norton smith, dick nixon didn't have to deal with facebook, twitter, cable news. put this in perspective. how much does that new media
there are six hours of presidential and vice presidential debates. three hours of yet to come. i think we're getting ahead of ourselves in many ways by determining the race is over. barack obama is a very talented person. i served on three -- two committees in the senate with him. spent how many hours in forums. this is a very talented, committed individual who i think won the election in 2008 because he brings a passion and understanding to these issues. i would be very careful about writing...
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obama and mitt romney. >>> target wants your business. so does neiman marcus what are they doing for you, the customer just in time for the holidays.
obama and mitt romney. >>> target wants your business. so does neiman marcus what are they doing for you, the customer just in time for the holidays.
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before the first debate, those key independent voters thought obama would win the debate. today more independents expect romney to win tonight. back then romney sounded a bit more sheepish. >> you know, i've never been in a presidential debate like this, and it'll be a new experience. the president is obviously a very eloquent, gifted speaker. he'll do just fine. >> reporter: and now -- >> this has been an interesting ten days or so. i had a debate about a week ago. i enjoyed that a great deal. i got to be honest with you. >> reporter: before departing for hofstra university, the president held one last afternoon debate prep, spent time with friends and supped with first lady michelle obama and had steak and potatoes . romney had potatoes too with his wife ann and five sons. other dynamics have shifted in the last two weeks. first of all, the unemployment rate is now under 8% for the first time in years. in addition, mitt romney seems to be casting himself as a more moderate candidate. we'll see how those dynamics play out later this evening. david? >> reporter: as you kno
before the first debate, those key independent voters thought obama would win the debate. today more independents expect romney to win tonight. back then romney sounded a bit more sheepish. >> you know, i've never been in a presidential debate like this, and it'll be a new experience. the president is obviously a very eloquent, gifted speaker. he'll do just fine. >> reporter: and now -- >> this has been an interesting ten days or so. i had a debate about a week ago. i enjoyed...
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the latest poll shows president obama opening up a slight lead. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: mitt romney in nevada on the anniversary of 9/11, in front of the national guard. >> we must keep our promises and regain the trust of all those who have worn the uniform and served our country. >> reporter: his speech comes after criticism romney left afghanistan out of his convention speech. his loudest critics might be within his own party, after those poll numbers showing the president now leading the race. more americans now trust the president on the economy than romney. and on that point, conservative dmen tater laura ingraham jumping in. tweeting first to team romney. time to apply turnaround skills to romney's campaign. and on her radio show -- >> if you can't beat barack obama with this record, then shut down the party. shut it down. start new, with new people. >> reporter: and there's conservative george will, arguing unemployment above 8%, worse if you count those who have given up. >> if the republican party cannot win in this environ
the latest poll shows president obama opening up a slight lead. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: mitt romney in nevada on the anniversary of 9/11, in front of the national guard. >> we must keep our promises and regain the trust of all those who have worn the uniform and served our country. >> reporter: his speech comes after criticism romney left afghanistan out of his convention speech. his loudest critics might be within his own party, after those poll numbers showing...
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president obama and mitt romney meet in a town hall set something. questions on -- setting. questions will be asked by audience members selected by candy crowley of cnn. the debate is tonight at 6:00. we will carry it live. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is taking responsibility for the security at the u.s. consulate in libya that came under deadly attack. four americans, including ambassador chris stevens from the bay area, died in that attack september 11th. republicans are blasting the administration for turning down requests for increased security. clinton says the security decisions were hers to make, not the white house. >> i take ability. i'm in charge of the state department, 60,000 plus people, all over the world, 275 posts. the president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. >>> the group responsible for the attack may be connected to al-qaeda. "good morning america" will have more coming up. >>> large crowds expected at a memorial service for explain u.s. ambassador chri
president obama and mitt romney meet in a town hall set something. questions on -- setting. questions will be asked by audience members selected by candy crowley of cnn. the debate is tonight at 6:00. we will carry it live. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is taking responsibility for the security at the u.s. consulate in libya that came under deadly attack. four americans, including ambassador chris stevens from the bay area, died in that attack september 11th. republicans are...
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. >> reporter: with president obama and mitt romney both in ohio today, the focus is likely to shift back to the economy. >> thank you, karen. >>> all of the new numbers putting more pressure on the vice presidential candidates who debate this coming thursday night. live coverage begins at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>> one month of the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans were killed in a consulate attack in benghazi, there's word that a top white house official will visit libya today. reports say john brennan, the top white house counterterrorism adviser, will be in tripoli to meet with senior libyan officials about the investigation into the killing of ambassador chris stevens and the others. >>> and a story breaking overnight. more explosive rhetoric out of north korea this morning, warning that the united states is in striking distance of its missiles. today's remarks are in response of south korea's announcement of a deal with the u.s. to triple the range of its missiles. the north says it shows the allies are plotting to invade the country. >>> a travel nightmar
. >> reporter: with president obama and mitt romney both in ohio today, the focus is likely to shift back to the economy. >> thank you, karen. >>> all of the new numbers putting more pressure on the vice presidential candidates who debate this coming thursday night. live coverage begins at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>> one month of the u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans were killed in a consulate attack in benghazi, there's word that a top white...
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did the obama administration do enough to prevent the violence? and how will the crisis overseas impact the presidential elections here at home? >> an apology for america's values is never the right course. >> we'll get the very latest from the threat abroad. >>> and from chris ttiane amanpour. >>> and our powerhouse roundtable with george will, jon than karl, wesley clarke and liz cheney from fox news. >>> hello again. george stephanopoulos has the morning off. we're in the home stretch, just 51 days until the election and our powerhouse roundtable is standing be i to get to all of the week's politics. but first, the crisis that has the potential to shake up the presidential election. the wave of anti-american protests and violence now sweeping the globe. for more on what happened and why, let's bring in the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice. >> first of all, what is the latest on who these attackers were at the embassy or at the consulate at benghazi? they're saying some people were from outside the country and some even al qaeda
did the obama administration do enough to prevent the violence? and how will the crisis overseas impact the presidential elections here at home? >> an apology for america's values is never the right course. >> we'll get the very latest from the threat abroad. >>> and from chris ttiane amanpour. >>> and our powerhouse roundtable with george will, jon than karl, wesley clarke and liz cheney from fox news. >>> hello again. george stephanopoulos has the...
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. >>> grim news on jobs rocks the presidential race. >> our economy is still facing some serious headwinds. >> the president's policies and his handling of the economy has been dealt some harsh indictment this morning. >>> stephanie cutter for obama and eric fehrnstrom for romney join our powerhouse roundtable. >>> plus, john edwards gets off. >> finally my precious quinn, who i love more than any of you could ever imagine. >>> george w. bush gets some laughs? >> what would george do? >>> and mike bloomberg starts a soda war. all that, right now, on "this week." >>> hello again. just about five months before election day, that jobs report on friday was a gut-check for president obama. it reminded all of us what this campaign is really about and just about guaranteed the race will be a nail-biter all the way. the latest polls show a dead-even contest, the country on edge and divided as ever. not thrilled with president obama's leadership. not sure governor romney has any better answers. here to make the case for their candidates this morning, eric fehrnstrom and stephanie cutter. delay join
. >>> grim news on jobs rocks the presidential race. >> our economy is still facing some serious headwinds. >> the president's policies and his handling of the economy has been dealt some harsh indictment this morning. >>> stephanie cutter for obama and eric fehrnstrom for romney join our powerhouse roundtable. >>> plus, john edwards gets off. >> finally my precious quinn, who i love more than any of you could ever imagine. >>> george w....
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. >> reporter: president obama and gop vice-presidential candidate paul ryan, who's from wisconsin, both expressed their condolences. volunteers mobilized at a local salvation army. among those turning out to help, members of the sikh temple in nearby oak creek, wisconsin, where a gunman killed six people before killing himself in august. >> brookfield has a tragic history of another mass shooting in 2005. a gunman killed seven people and then himself at a church meeting less than a mile from the spa that was the site of sunday's shooting. >> terrible story. >>> well, more than 50 people were injured when the floor collapsed at a crowded party in a tallahassee, florida, apartment building. the floor just suddenly gave way about 1:30 sunday morning, sending 100 partygoers crashing from the second floor to the first. one witness said it was like riding a roller-coaster with no seat belts. some were trapped inside while others scrambled to escape. >> the floor just kept caving in more and more. at that point in time everybody was just trying to get out for their lives. so i jumped out the w
. >> reporter: president obama and gop vice-presidential candidate paul ryan, who's from wisconsin, both expressed their condolences. volunteers mobilized at a local salvation army. among those turning out to help, members of the sikh temple in nearby oak creek, wisconsin, where a gunman killed six people before killing himself in august. >> brookfield has a tragic history of another mass shooting in 2005. a gunman killed seven people and then himself at a church meeting less than a...
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geographic channel distributed by harvey weinstein's company he is a prominent fundraiser for president obama's reelection. the channel says the air date is not related to politics. >>> another note, mitt romney's wife ann has been booked as a guest host on "good morning america" next week she will fill in for robin. the appearance set for wednesday october 10th. abc news is in discussions with the first lady for a similar guest appearance when her schedule allows. >>> mike is off today. meteorologist lisa argen bringing cool weather and morning fog. >>> that's right. i think today out of the next three will be the cloudiest and the foggiest otherwise marine layer mixes out in time for all the events around the bay. right now the sun up, 7:09, sets at 6:46. we are looking at plenty of grey as you head out this morning. temperatures have cooled off for valleys over the north bay, live doppler you can see that solid mass of low clouds and fog this morning. it is at a higher deck, we are not looking at the poor visibilities, three to four mile visibility from our coast, 57 now half moon bay good m
geographic channel distributed by harvey weinstein's company he is a prominent fundraiser for president obama's reelection. the channel says the air date is not related to politics. >>> another note, mitt romney's wife ann has been booked as a guest host on "good morning america" next week she will fill in for robin. the appearance set for wednesday october 10th. abc news is in discussions with the first lady for a similar guest appearance when her schedule allows....
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from this they're going to repeat this and fail again in the next presidential election. campaigns and politics are always about big, grand movements, they're about the country. about where the country is. if you take a look at where the country has been heading for 20 years, there has been a slow progress by percentage of the growth of the latino population, people who are unaffiliated on religion, there's been a slow progress of single women not married. they presented themselves in the election and basically barack obama matched more closely that electorate than mitt romney. if you looked at the job approval, it was 51% or 52% on election day, and that's what he ended up with, but i think that if the republicans are going to learn from this, they have to figure out a brand and a candidate that matches where the country is today and the electorate where it is today and not think they can change it in order to go backward. >> and peggy, one thing they'll have to absorb, this election in the end wasn't that close. president obama, 330 electorate votes. they're still count
from this they're going to repeat this and fail again in the next presidential election. campaigns and politics are always about big, grand movements, they're about the country. about where the country is. if you take a look at where the country has been heading for 20 years, there has been a slow progress by percentage of the growth of the latino population, people who are unaffiliated on religion, there's been a slow progress of single women not married. they presented themselves in the...
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as always, let us go to our matthew dowd who was advising presidential campaigns over two decades. was there a clear victor. >> yeah, very clear. president obama gets the victory in this, not as overwhelming as mitt romney but he gets a victory and i don't want to mix a lot of sports metaphor but this was a heavyweight fight. he dropped the rope-a-dope strategy and he didn't knock him out but won on points. the points he lost over the last -- since his performance last time he'll gain some back. clear victory for president obama. >> i disagree a little. i think romney had one goal. he had to speak directly to the people, to the voters who voted for obama last time but they're unhappy with the pace of recovery and i didn't think he took as clear of a line to those voters but there was a big difference. tonight he had an opponent in barack obama. >> there's nicolle wallace. how about donna brazile. >> president obama came tonight to play ball. he only took the game to mitt romney. he had concise answers, he was feisty, he was in command of the issues, the facts and from a stylistic p
as always, let us go to our matthew dowd who was advising presidential campaigns over two decades. was there a clear victor. >> yeah, very clear. president obama gets the victory in this, not as overwhelming as mitt romney but he gets a victory and i don't want to mix a lot of sports metaphor but this was a heavyweight fight. he dropped the rope-a-dope strategy and he didn't knock him out but won on points. the points he lost over the last -- since his performance last time he'll gain...
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second one he said president obama had and their tiebreaker, matt dowd who advised presidential campaigns for two decades. >> well, three prize fights, their opponent as you said, the first one by mitt romney, won on points on the second by the president. the president won tonight. here's why i think they both came in with different agendas but the president was more successful. i think the president saw this as a commander in chief's test who is more strong and decisive in this and i think it was clear he came through this debate much more strong, much more decisive and much more a commander in chief. mitt romney's goal was to come across as a much more moderate i'm not going to, you know, declare war on everybody in the world. you can trust me, you can see me as commander in chief in a much more sympathetic way, more diplomatic way interestingly enough. i think he did that well. but for the commander in chief strong leader which is where mitt romney gained in that first debate as george said where he won big in that, he actually lost that strong leader tonight to the president. my by po
second one he said president obama had and their tiebreaker, matt dowd who advised presidential campaigns for two decades. >> well, three prize fights, their opponent as you said, the first one by mitt romney, won on points on the second by the president. the president won tonight. here's why i think they both came in with different agendas but the president was more successful. i think the president saw this as a commander in chief's test who is more strong and decisive in this and i...
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debate, barack obama goes up against mitt romney. for all of us at abc news right now, have a good night. >> good night.
debate, barack obama goes up against mitt romney. for all of us at abc news right now, have a good night. >> good night.
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>> president obama was able to look presidential. he had the big moment that he needed, especially on that libya answer, which i thought was so effective, then beyond that, he made the argument for the next four years. he hasn't really -- until the end of that debate, he didn't even ask for another term. explicitly at one of these debates, he finally got around to that and i think kind of began to fill in some of the gaps around this. and i think for mitt romney, just the aggressive style of questioning. i think for a lot of people that ask questions, particularly the republican base and independents out there want to know is this president going to be held to account for his tenure, his missed opportunities and broken promises? he was able to do that and show that he belongs on the stage. i think another strong debate by mitt romney. >> what do you think this does for both candidates, and when do you think it'll shake out as to who it benefited more? >> this stems the tide in terms of the people that were going into the romney colum
>> president obama was able to look presidential. he had the big moment that he needed, especially on that libya answer, which i thought was so effective, then beyond that, he made the argument for the next four years. he hasn't really -- until the end of that debate, he didn't even ask for another term. explicitly at one of these debates, he finally got around to that and i think kind of began to fill in some of the gaps around this. and i think for mitt romney, just the aggressive style...
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that was in the first presidential debate by president obama and governor romney. and take a look at a tweet that could go down as the most retweeted in history. it was barack obama's simple accounting of history last night. four more years, with a period. that equals 16 characters. by my math, he had 124 characters left. what a picture those three words, telling so much of the story. george? >> josh, thanks very much. >>> let's go to abc's jon karl right now to talk about the house and the senate, also on the ballot last night. republicans are going to stay in control of the house. one of the surprises last night, democrats, firmly in control of the senate. >> reporter: basically, the bottom line here, you have a congress that's more deeply divided than the one we just had. but the senate, this is a story of missed republican opportunities and losses. let's look at some of the big races. in massachusetts, the most closely watched senate race in the country, elizabeth warren, a big victory over scott brown, the republican. in indiana, a solidly republican seat for
that was in the first presidential debate by president obama and governor romney. and take a look at a tweet that could go down as the most retweeted in history. it was barack obama's simple accounting of history last night. four more years, with a period. that equals 16 characters. by my math, he had 124 characters left. what a picture those three words, telling so much of the story. george? >> josh, thanks very much. >>> let's go to abc's jon karl right now to talk about the...
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president obama will come to the brady press briefing room at 11:45. today, brady, the presidential press secretary who was shot in the assanation attempt or ronald reagan. the white house has signaled they are ready to support a man on certain types of semiautomatic rifles. they are ready to support a ban, perhaps, on certain high-capacity clips. and, of course, closing the gun show loophole. but this will produce even more suggested revenues, george. >> okay, jake, meanwhile, on the fiscal cliff, only 13 days away from when everyone's taxes go up. the talks between the white house and speaker boehner seem to have stalled. and now, the speaker proposing this plan "b," extending tax cuts for everyone earning under $1 million. does the white house still believe they can get talks back on track? >> reporter: the white house believes, according to officials i spoke to this morning -- they believe they're on the cusp for an agreement, but for the plan "b" that house speaker boehner introduced. they think throws a wrench into the works. they think they're c
president obama will come to the brady press briefing room at 11:45. today, brady, the presidential press secretary who was shot in the assanation attempt or ronald reagan. the white house has signaled they are ready to support a man on certain types of semiautomatic rifles. they are ready to support a ban, perhaps, on certain high-capacity clips. and, of course, closing the gun show loophole. but this will produce even more suggested revenues, george. >> okay, jake, meanwhile, on the...
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. >>> first presidential politics, both president obama and mitt romney will stop out of the attack mode tonight and look for some laughs in new york in a bipartisan fund-raising event for the catholic church. >> they were in the battleground states yesterday and looking for votes and tailoring their message towards women voters. there are now just 19 days until election day. abc's jake tapper reports from the campaign trail. >> reporter: beaming and feeling triumphant, president obama came out in mt. vernon, iowa, with his fists still flying. >> you have heard of the fair deal. you've heard of the square deal? mitt romney is trying to sell you a sketchy deal. >> reporter: polls suggest the public gives obama the edge over romney on the campus of ohio university in athens, obama supporters were delighted. business consultant, angie madden liked it when the president asserted himself on libya. >> the suggestion that anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. >> i thought he put romney in his place. i thought he did a fantastic j
. >>> first presidential politics, both president obama and mitt romney will stop out of the attack mode tonight and look for some laughs in new york in a bipartisan fund-raising event for the catholic church. >> they were in the battleground states yesterday and looking for votes and tailoring their message towards women voters. there are now just 19 days until election day. abc's jake tapper reports from the campaign trail. >> reporter: beaming and feeling triumphant,...
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in what is being perceived as a presidential gesture of support, president obama will meet with ambassador rice. sunny hostin, abc news, new york. >>> other big political news this morning, state governments must decide by today if they will run their own insurance exchanges under the president's health care overhaul. those exchanges will serve millions of up insured americans in less than a year. 19 states decided against running their own programs. that means the feds will come in and do it for them. 17 states and the district of columbia will take on the task. eight states want a partnership to get this done and six have made no decision and will have until today to do so, including virginia, as well as florida have yet to officially decide. but today is the deadline day. that should be interesting. >> but it doesn't go into effect until 2014, but they have to make this decision. if they don't decide, and they have to by law, if they don't, basically the feds will come in and do it for them. it's all stipulated on this health insurance exchange. that's the key stipulation of the new hea
in what is being perceived as a presidential gesture of support, president obama will meet with ambassador rice. sunny hostin, abc news, new york. >>> other big political news this morning, state governments must decide by today if they will run their own insurance exchanges under the president's health care overhaul. those exchanges will serve millions of up insured americans in less than a year. 19 states decided against running their own programs. that means the feds will come in...
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next week, president obama has to keep mitt romney back in that extreme position. and once again, tell the american people we can move forward. >> i think there's some substance on the table now. i think president obama will have to answer a line of questioning that martha raddatz opened up about what really happened in benghazi. what the administration knows. and there's a window and a possibility that in 90 minutes, the public will really start to wrap their brain around the possibility that the administration either misled the public or that there was some colossal intelligence failure that will be a factor in these closing weeks of this campaign. >> nicolle wallace, donna brazile, thanks so much. a lot more on the debate fought this sunday on "this week." now let's go to amy. >>> well, george, it was a big night online for the debate. the events shaking things up on social media. and bianna golodryga is here to break down the numbers for us. lots of tweets last night. >> reporter: times have changed. we have the tv on and the twitter feeds open. let's take a lo
next week, president obama has to keep mitt romney back in that extreme position. and once again, tell the american people we can move forward. >> i think there's some substance on the table now. i think president obama will have to answer a line of questioning that martha raddatz opened up about what really happened in benghazi. what the administration knows. and there's a window and a possibility that in 90 minutes, the public will really start to wrap their brain around the possibility...
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the first votes in the 2012 presidential election have been cast as early balloting got under way in iowa. president obama has three fund-raisers in washington tonight after spending yesterday in virginia where he hammered away at mitt romney's comments about the 47%. meanwhile the republican challenger also spent the day in virginia focusing on the economy and new numbers showing growth is slower than we thought. after campaigning in pennsylvania today, romney heads to a fund-raiser in massachusetts. and both candidates are preparing for their first debate wednesday night in colorado where they'll tackle domestic policy issues. >>> we're following a developing story from minnesota where police in minneapolis are investigating a deadly workplace shooting yesterday afternoon at a sign company. we don't have an exact death toll this morning, but police are saying that several people were killed, including shooter who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. three people were taken to the hospital in critical condition. >>> in los angeles, investigators are awaiting toxicology tests on a
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last week after the presidential debate, how hard it was to find any positives from president obama's performance. last night they were gushing about vice president biden. and republicans wereshig1 o ut rya claiming a victory. both vice president biden and congressman paul ryan aggressively challenged the other ticket's positions it began on foreign policy and last month's attack on the american consulate in libya. ryan slammed the administration for a slow response. >> it took the president two weeks to acknowledge this was a terrorist attack. >> with all due respect that is a bunch of malarkey. >> reporter: ryan sa obama administration has allowed iran to get closer to obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> it's because this administration has no credibity this issue. >> these are the most crippling sanctions in the history of sanctions. >> reporter: presit ob1 o ritir besi >> but it shouldn't be surprising for a guy who says 47% of the american people are unwilling to take responsibility for their own lives. they pay more effective taxes than governor romney pays. >> reporter: ryan said t
last week after the presidential debate, how hard it was to find any positives from president obama's performance. last night they were gushing about vice president biden. and republicans wereshig1 o ut rya claiming a victory. both vice president biden and congressman paul ryan aggressively challenged the other ticket's positions it began on foreign policy and last month's attack on the american consulate in libya. ryan slammed the administration for a slow response. >> it took the...
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the republican presidential hopeful says that the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate and benghazi was clearly an act of terrorism, but he says president obama won't use that language, instead referring to the deadly attack as a, quote, bump in the road on the way to democracy. >> and he caught flak for that because you can't call the death of the four people, particularly an ambassador, a bump in the road, that that seemed glib and cal us and disrespectful to the lives lost in that. the white house sent mixed signals on this issue. was it, premeditated attack, coincided with 9/11, premeditated, calculated or were they piggybacking off the protests over the film. ambassador susan rice says one thing. the president says another. they're not clear on what they think the reason behind it is. that's worrisome. >> his spokesman, jay carnie, reversed ship. never clearly said it was an act of terrorism. so -- >> lots of questions. still lives lost. >>> moving on this morning. a texas man who had gotten three reprieves from the supreme court has now been executed. cl
the republican presidential hopeful says that the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate and benghazi was clearly an act of terrorism, but he says president obama won't use that language, instead referring to the deadly attack as a, quote, bump in the road on the way to democracy. >> and he caught flak for that because you can't call the death of the four people, particularly an ambassador, a bump in the road, that that seemed glib and cal us and disrespectful to the lives lost in...
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vice presidential candidates prepare to go head to head in a debate the obama administration hopes can turn the tide for its campaign. >>> also this half hour, we'll introduce you to a woman who the sky is the limit. no, not you, sunny. martha raddatz soars with the first female fighter pilot and how she paved the way for new generations. >> and that is one of my favorite stories of the day. so cool. >>> and later from newspapers to television now to the big screen. charlie brown and snoopy plan to take hollywood by storm. how the new movie will be a family affair for the cartoon's creator the i certainly am going to watch that. remember. ♪ snoopy >> of course. ♪ snoopy love it. first there is breaking news from colorado this morning. a grim discovery in the desperate search for a girl who has been missing since last friday. >> abc's clayton sandel has been following the jessica ridgeway case from the start, the latest from westminster, colorado. >> reporter: late wednesday night police announced a body had been found in a park in arvada. they will not confirm it is 10-year-old jes
vice presidential candidates prepare to go head to head in a debate the obama administration hopes can turn the tide for its campaign. >>> also this half hour, we'll introduce you to a woman who the sky is the limit. no, not you, sunny. martha raddatz soars with the first female fighter pilot and how she paved the way for new generations. >> and that is one of my favorite stories of the day. so cool. >>> and later from newspapers to television now to the big screen....
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president obama was off the campaign trail in new york for the annual united nations general assembly. but he stopped by abc's "the view" with the first lady. >> i've just got a different vision about how we grow an economy. i think, barbara, you grow an economy from the middle out, not from the top down. >> today president obama and mitt romney will speak at a clinton global initiative in new york, then it's back to the campaign trail for both candidates. sunny, john, back to you. >> i thought it was fascinating about the interview was that the ladies suggested michelle obama would be a great public officer. i agree. >> she said, you know, i don't have the patience for something look that. >> she certainly knows herself. >> she certainly knows herself. her husband knows her as well. he pointed that out. >> she was not offended in the least. she said "yep, i don't have the patience." you never know, never say never, right. >> that's true. and he says he certainly intends to stay in the white house for the next four years, but he would like to work with children after his presidency. i
president obama was off the campaign trail in new york for the annual united nations general assembly. but he stopped by abc's "the view" with the first lady. >> i've just got a different vision about how we grow an economy. i think, barbara, you grow an economy from the middle out, not from the top down. >> today president obama and mitt romney will speak at a clinton global initiative in new york, then it's back to the campaign trail for both candidates. sunny, john,...